Bid Coordinator

APEM Ltd; Letchworth; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading environmental consultancy is seeking a Bid Coordinator to manage and prepare tenders. This role involves coordinating bid submissions, tracking project milestones, and providing excellent customer service. Ideal candidates should have 1-2 years of relevant experience, knowledge in bid practices, and strong communication skills. The company promotes continuous development, flexible working options, and offers comprehensive benefits including private medical insurance.

Benefits

Private medical insurance

Access to mental health first aiders

Income protection

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• 1-2 years of relevant work experience, with previous experience in completing Tenders.
• Good knowledge of Bid Best Practice.
• Proficient writing, data handling and communication skills.
• IT literate, including experience in MS Office.
• Excellent time management skills, including the ability to prioritize workload.

Responsibilities

• Co-ordinate the preparation of tenders from all stages of the process.
• Focus on non-technical elements of the bid submission.
• Manage wider project team ensuring milestones are met.
• Provide high level of customer service internally and externally.
• Support divisions in delivering targets throughout the tender process.

Skills

Relevant work experience

Knowledge of Bid Best Practice

Writing skills

Data handling skills

Communication skills

IT literacy (MS Office)

Time management

Team collaboration

Adaptability

Job description

About The Role

Are you a skilled and organised administrator looking for a role that will challenge you, offering variety in day-to-day tasks and huge opportunities to build on your experience and progress? Do you have good knowledge of Bid Best Practice and/or experience in completing tenders? Maybe you have some relevant work experience and want to grow your knowledge and experience to build a career in tenders and bids. APEM Group are looking for a Bid Coordinator to join our growing Bid team!

As Bid Coordinator, you will co‑ordinate the preparation of tenders from all stages of the process, with particular focus on non‑technical elements of the bid submission. You will also have responsibility for data, reporting and administrative tasks across the team, including tracking the progress of bids, managing the wider project team to ensure key milestones are met and providing a high level of customer service to customers internally and externally.

In this role, you will support all divisions of APEM Group in delivering their targets. As growth continues, this role will develop and grow to ensure that our technical teams continue to be supported throughout the tender process, offering plenty of room for you to grow and progress as Bid Coordinator.

You will have:

• 1-2 years of relevant work experience, with previous experience in completing Tenders.
• Good knowledge of Bid Best Practice.
• To be technically competent and be able to talk about a number of subjects within your divisional area.
• Proficient writing, data handling and communication skills.
• IT literate, including experience in MS Office.
• Ability to work to tight deadlines, both independently and as part of a team.
• Excellent time management skills, including the ability to prioritise workload in order to meet deadlines.
• Ability to engage effectively with external contacts and collaborate with colleagues.
• Ability to work within an ever‑changing environment.

You will be offered the chance to work on a variety of projects, many of our employees have worked on projects that have been of personal interest to them. We match this with a commitment to continuous development and learning to support your career. We also offer benefits to look after you, from private medical insurance for all employees, access to mental health first aiders and comprehensive income protection if you cannot work. We also offer superb flexible working options, balancing work with your life.

Next steps

We are focused on creating a diverse and inclusive team. If you can’t tick every box on our job description, then we are still keen to hear from you and are open to supporting your development. That may be working part time or supporting you to gain experience in a specific area – we are a growing company and are able to adapt roles to reflect individual skills.

If you think you have what it takes to join our fast‑growing business, then please apply immediately on our website. All we need some basic information and your CV, we will review all applications quickly and will respond to all applications.

About Us

The APEM Group is a global environmental consultancy, we work with a range of clients including large corporations and governments to help them understand and solve a wide variety of environmental projects in the UK and globally. Our successful pioneering work has enabled us to grow and combine forces with other businesses who share our ethos and integrity. At our core, our people are working toward the protection of the environment across the globe.